This book provides a state-of-the-art review of adaptiveness as a key concept in environmental governance literature, complemented by applications from global, regional, and national levels. It is a timely synthesis for students, researchers and practitioners interested in environmental governance, sustainability and social change processes.

1. On Adaptiveness: Changing Earth System Governance Riyanti Djalante, Bernd Siebenhüner, Julie P. King, Nicolas W. Jager and Louis Lebel; 2. Synthesizing and Identifying Emerging Issues in Adaptiveness Research within the Earth System Governance Framework (1998-2018) Bernd Siebenhüner and Riyanti Djalante; 3. Climate Change Adaptive Capacity Assessments: Conceptual Approaches and Operational Process Annie Montpetit, Frédérik Doyon and Guy Chiasson; 4. Assessing Adaptive Capacity of Collaborative Governance Institutions Pedro Fidelman; 5. The Marine Debris Nexus: Plastic, Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Human Health Peter Stoett and Joanna Vince; 6. Synergies and Trade-Offs between Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation across Multiple Scales of Governance Asim Zia; 7. Lock-Ins in Climate Adaptation Governance: Conceptual and Empirical Approaches Bernd Siebenhüner, Torsten Grothmann, Dave Huitema, Angela Oels, Tim Rayner and John Turnpenny; 8. Governance and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Conflict-Affected Countries of Central Africa H. Carolyn Peach Brown; 9. Policy Tools and Capacities for Adaptiveness in US Public Land Management Zachary Wurtzebach and Courtney Schultz; 10. Adaptiveness in Earth System Governance: Synthesis, Policy Relevance, and the Way Forward Bernd Siebenhüner, Riyanti Djalante, Nicolas W. Jager and Julie P. King; Index.